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Students read about the Orphan Train and compare and contrast how that philanthropic effort has evolved today.
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Unit: Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless
Unit: We Are Divine Creations (Tolerance) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
6
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Our lives are the results of billions of decisions. Not only the big decisions – law school or skydiving classes, but the small decisions as well – do you greet someone or pass by? Do you extend a helping hand or the back of it? What we decide determines the course of lives, the content of our...
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
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Students experience working and unemployment through a very simplified role play.
Unit: Teamwork: Unit One of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Grades:
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Students reflect on what symbols and words communicate who they are. They design a T-shirt that reflects their personality, thoughts, and ideas. This represents their role in a world or community they make better by their actions.
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Unit: Why Do We Have a Census?
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This lesson explains what the Census is and why it is important for everyone. Every ten years, we count everyone who is living in the U.S., from babies to the oldest people. This gives our government a clear idea of who lives where and regions where we have growth or decrease in population...
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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The learners reflect on the meaning of integrity by analyzing quotes and naming what they are "true to" in themselves.
Unit: Doodle Stones
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Learners use words to communicate positively and build community. A service project involves writing positive messages on stones and placing them strategically to uplift and beautify.
Unit: Intergenerational Writing Project
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Youth will experience the pride of producing a finished book. They will realize the value of their contribution to the community. Finally, they will celebrate the hard work and efforts that made their project possible.
Unit: Mighty Pens: Writers for Positive Change
Grades:
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Learners write personal narratives to document activities, insights, research, impact, and discoveries of their firsthand experience with civic engagement, service, and volunteerism. By explaining involvement in action for the common good, learners raise awareness of a social issue, the need for...
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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We investigate and expand our understanding of caring and determine things or people we care about.